Radiation protection dosimetry.
Publisher:
Nuclear Technology Pub.,. Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press (2004)
Frequency: Twenty no. a year,
Country: England
Language: English
Start Year:1981 -
ISSN:
0144-8420 (Print)
1742-3406 (Electronic)
0144-8420 (Linking)
1742-3406 (Electronic)
0144-8420 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1
2022
| NLM ID: | 8109958 |
| (DNLM): | R00665000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 07781851 |
| Coden: | RPDODE |
| Classification: | W1 RA164R |
A survey of the radiation safety practices of veterinary practitioners during portable equine radiography in Ireland. Veterinary practitioners and other personnel involved in the examination are exposed to ionizing radiation while performing portable radiographs on horses. An online survey was distributed to all Veterinary Council of Ireland-registered practices where the self-reported practice profile is at least 20% equine work. The survey contained questions relating to radiation safety training, protocols, personal dosimetry and lead protection usage, repeat exposures, sedation, and personnel roles during the examination. The aim of the survey was to document the current radiation safety practices of equi...
Dose to persons assisting voluntarily during X-ray examinations of large animals. Pet owners often assist voluntarily while their pets are being X-rayed during a medical examination. Medical staff members occupationally exposed to radiation are monitored regularly, as they wear personal dosemeters, whereas no dose measurements are carried out on voluntarily assisting persons, as measurements are both cost- and time-intensive. However, the dose limits prescribed in the German radiation protection regulations have to be observed for these volunteers as well. To assist the legislator in deciding whether the German regulation should be changed so that in future the dose of volu...